What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

The workers in Iberian harvester ant (Messor ibericus) colonies are all hybrids, with queens needing to mate with males from a distantly related species, Messor structor, to keep ...

Texas has plenty of native things that can potentially hurt us, like scorpions and coyotes and, well, lawmakers, so the last thing we needed was a hostile carpetbagger from out of state. But in the ...

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this extraordinary YouTube clip, we get to see. A colony of fire ants is dealing very ...

Red imported fire ants cause significant economic damage and pose health risks. Climate change, urban sprawl, and flooding are exacerbating the fire ant problem in Florida. Scientists are exploring ...

It’s a natural instinct that helps the subterranean dwellers survive quickly rising waters. James Comey strikes back Spectrum launches bold new offer as cable TV customers flee Judge says state can't ...

This army is in formation. Thousands of fire ants have been spotted floating on floodwaters through the Texas city and forming rafts using their bodies with residents now reporting the gross behavior.

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – It might sound unbelievable, but residents of Texas’ capital are reporting fire ants floating on floodwaters, forming living rafts out of their own bodies. On Wednesday morning, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It might sound unbelievable, but residents of Texas’ capital are reporting fire ants floating on floodwaters, forming living rafts out of their own bodies. On Wednesday morning, one ...